Jason Islas

450 POSTS
Jason Islas is the editor of Santa Monica Next and the director of the Vote Local Campaign. Before joining Next in May 2014, Jason had covered land use, transit, politics and breaking news for The Lookout, the city’s oldest news website, since February 2011.

Exclusive articles:

Santa Monica Lawmaker Takes Aim at California’s Housing Shortage

California State Assemblymember Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) has set his sights on tackling the dire shortage of homes—and the resulting affordability crisis—currently facing the...

Will You Join Us to Celebrate Our Shared Streets Champions?

Don't forget that this month, Santa Monica Next, Streetsblog L.A., and Streetsblog California will be celebrating several 2015 Streetsie Award winners with a party in Santa Monica.Assemblymember...

Santa Monica Loses Another Opportunity for Much-Needed Housing Growth

Santa Monica has a housing problem: there’s not enough of it. The city’s population has seen a net increase of less than 10,000 people...

No-Growth Ballot Initiative Goes “Too Far,” Say Santa Monica City Councilmembers

The conservative no-growth group, Residocracy, has begun gathering signatures to put an initiative on the November ballot that would require nearly all new projects...

Coming Up: Join Us to Celebrate Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu

If you haven't already, get your ticket today to join us in celebrating the good work accomplished by Assemblymember Richard Bloom, Cyclehop, and Hulu.The...

Latest

Celebrate Earth Day with the Big Blue Bus – Free Rides on Wednesday

From the Big Blue Bus e-mail.On Wednesday, April 22, 2026,...

City Council Authorizes the Activation of Major Cultural Events 

In the coming months and years, the city will...

Gruber: How to Stuff 1,000 Acres of Hopes into 200 Acres of Land

t’s going on 15 years since the movement to...
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_img